Jay Prakash Thakur v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31695 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-179 Year-2024 Thana- KHAJAULI District- Madhubani ====================================================== 1.
Jay Prakash Thakur S/o- Lakshma Thakur R/v- Dalokhar, Ps- Ladaniya DistMadhubani 2.
Kanhaiya Kumar @ Kanhaiya Kumar Das S/o- Sanjay Kumar Sanjiv R/vDalokhar, Ps- Ladaniya Dist- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar 2.
Lalit Narayan Das S/o- Late Ramlakhan Das R/v- Dalokhar, Ps- Ladaniya Dist- Madhubani ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Bhavesh Kumar Sah, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Binod Kumar, APP Mr. Ujjwal Kr. Singh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 07-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned counsel for the informant and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Khajauli P.S. Case No. 179 of 2024, instituted under Sections 96, 352, 351(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S.
3. As per the prosecution case, petitioners are alleged to have helped the co-accused Ritik Raushan in kidnapping the minor daughter of the informant for the purpose of marriage.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. Similarly situated co-accused, namely, Ritik Raushan, against whom there is specific allegation of abduction of the victim, has already been granted anticipatory bail by a Co-ordinate
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31695 of 2026(2) dt.07-05-2026 2/2 Bench of this Court, vide Order dated 01.07.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 16657 of 2025. After completion of investigation, final form has already been submitted in favour of the petitioners, however, differing with the Police report the Court concerned has taken cognizance against the petitioners also. Petitioners have no criminal antecedent. Petitioners undertake to co-operate in the investigation and trial.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant oppose the prayer for anticipatory bail.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submission of learned counsel for the parties and clean antecedent of the petitioners, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioners be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Addl. Sessions Judge-VI-cum-Special Judge (POCSO Act), Madhubani in connection with Khajauli P.S. Case No. 179 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (B.N.S.S.), 2023.
(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) rakhi/- U T